Shark attack worries? Driving to the beach is more deadly
Which is more likely to happen - you being in a car wreck or being bitten by a shark? Those who answered that cars are greater killers win a free trip to the beach. It's really no contest, says a Texas A&M University professor. Your chances of being in a wreck are far greater than being a shark's lunch, says John McEachran, a professor of wildlife and fishery sciences who has studied...Congress passes bill to ease researchers collaboration worries
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows researchers to work together without worrying that their collaboration will be used against them in a patent dispute. After a 1997 court decision, work shared between different institutions could count as prior art, said Andy Cohn, spokesperson for the Th...Breastfeeding Decline In Middle East Worries UN
Unicef has noted with concern the declining numbers of infants in the Middle East and North Africa who are exclusively breastfed during the first six months of their lives.// "Several high-income countries in the Middle East such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the UAE and Saudi Arabia maintain patterns similar to industrialised European countries where exclusive breastfeeding is...Professional Footballer's Case Worries AIDS Activists
Professional football player Trevis Smith's trial has attracted a lot of attention and HIV/AIDS activists are worried that it will mean negative publicity for those living with the disease.// Glenn Betteridge of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network said that painting all AIDS sufferers, as criminals would only serve to increase a false sense of security among people. "It's the wrong mes...Carcinogens in Fish Worries Chinese Watchdogs
The Chinese food safety officials have banned the sale of turbot after they detected high levels of carcinogenic agents in fish //at several of Beijing’s fish markets, reports the Chinese media. The turbot fish was introduced by Cao Jilin from Europe in 1992. Due to low resistance to diseases, the fish are fed on medicinal supplements, which sometime leave harmful, carcinogenic residu...Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations
The Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, has defended his government's move to allow the introduction of generic versions of three patented// drugs-in spite of US worries over intellectual property rights in the kingdom. "We still defend what we have done, and we can explain our action to other countries as well the world community," Surayud was quoted. This Tuesday, H...Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations
The Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, has defended his government's move to allow the introduction of generic versions of three patented drugs-in spite of US worries over intellectual property rights in the kingdom. "We still defend what we have done, and we can explain our action to other countries as well the world community," Surayud was quoted. This Tuesday,...